It’s not a reasonable decision that Sony Interactive Entertainment and Naughty Dog have made…

The studio has announced on Twitter that the PlayStation 5 remake of The Last of Us (which was released for PlayStation 3 in 2013 and then PlayStation 4 a few months later) will be coming to Steam and the Epic Games Store a little later than the originally planned March 3 date. It is a bad move because interest in The Last of Us series will have died down by then, and Sony could have made a killing on the original date… anyway, let’s look at the reasoning:

“We initially announced The Last of Us Part I PC release would be March 3, but we’ve decided to push its launch date out by just a few weeks; it will now be released on March 28. We at the studio have been completely blown away by the outpouring of love and support for The Last of Us these last few weeks. Hearing your love for the HBO adaptation, seeing your beautiful Photo Mode shots, and learning about how the world and characters our studio created nearly a decade ago continue to reach new and old fans alike floors us daily. We know many of you have been revisiting the story that started it all with The Last of Us Part I on the PlayStation 5, and we realize many of you have been excited to jump in—some for the first time—when Part I hits PC.

And so we want to make sure that The Last of Us Part I PC debut is in the best shape possible. These additional few weeks will allow us to ensure this version of The Last of Us lives up to your and our standards. We are so excited to bring The Last of Us Part I to a new platform, reaching new and returning players with Joel and Ellie’s unforgettable story of survival, and we hope you’ll continue looking forward to its PC release on March 28. The Naughty Dog team appreciates your support and enthusiasm, and we look forward to sharing more about The Last of Us Part I PC version soon,” Naughty Dog wrote.

Hopefully, they know what they’re doing…

Source: Gematsu